The Howard University Institute for Entrepreneurship, Leadership, and Innovation (ELI) will conduct its Annual Business Plan Competition for the 2009 - 2010 academic year from January 22, 2010 to March 26, 2010. Participants include all undergraduates and graduate students of Howard University.

The ELI Institute’s Concept 120 program is a semesterly business plan contest that emphasizes the elevator pitch. Students develop their ideas and sales pitch as if they were in front of a potential investor or business client – the bulk of the contest depends on the contestants’ ability to sell an idea. Students must first submit a 2-page concept paper. The concept paper is a brief focused overview of the business to be presented. It has enough detail to show the market potential of the business idea but does not go into the depth of a business plan. This contest is for undergraduate, graduate, and professional students across all disciplines at Howard University.

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The StartUp Scramble™ DC University Challenge will bring entrepreneurial-minded college students from DC universities together in a weekend-long event to build and launch sustainable ventures that address social issues affecting local communities.